sports The Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew wrestling team defeated Thief River Falls 46-30, but lost to the No. 12 rated Perham Yellowjackets 42-27 at a triangular in Perham on Friday, Dec. 21. PL/PRB, 8-2 overall, are scheduled to compete at the Staples-Motley triangular at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,...
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2012-12-31 17:28:25

The Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew wrestling team defeated Thief River Falls 46-30, but lost to the No. 12 rated Perham Yellowjackets 42-27 at a triangular in Perham on Friday, Dec. 21.

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PL/PRB, 8-2 overall, are scheduled to compete at the Staples-Motley triangular at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3.

Road Crew 46, TRF 30

Against the Prowlers, which is rated Lean and Mean (honorable mention) in the Guillotine poll, the Road Crew grabbed a 12-0 lead as both Isaac Manthel (106 pounds) and Spencer Richards (113) both received byes.

Nate Adkins (120) dominated his opponent and won 11-3. Brandon Mager then lost by fall, and teammate Triston Rubner was defeated 7-2. Both Jace Loge (138) and Drey Loge (145) received byes before Nick Gravdahl (152) went in for a quick takedown and a pin at 1:48.

Trevor Johnson, 160, fought off being pinned in the first period, but was eventually pinned in the third against TRF’s Nate Holecek, a top-rated wrestler. Kyle Jordan (170) had his opponent on his back for most of two periods and won with a pin at 3:27. Ozzy Miller then lost 18-6 against No. 5 rated Holden Nelson. Cadel Roeder (195) was pinned, but Kurt Kent received a bye.

Perham 42, Road Crew 27

The was a big match as the Road Crew placed second to the Yellowjackets in last season’s section team tournament.

On Dec. 21, Manthel started off with a pin at 1:55 but Phillipson lost in a 4-2 contest against Sam Pirrotta. Mager was pinned, but Nate Adkins came back with a pin at 3:33. Rubner won with a quick pin at 39 seconds. Jace Loge went into overtime but lost 6-4. Drey Loge went against the No. 9 rated wrestler and 2-0 with a reversal in the third period. Gravdahl trailed going into the third period when he got a takedown, was then reversed, but got a reversal before falling short and lost. Johnson was pinned in the second period, and the match was tied 21-21.

Jordan got the first takedown, but it was a reversal by his opponent in the third period that resulted in a 6-4 defeat. Miller, Roeder and Kent all were pinned. Jared Adkins continued his steady improvement this season with a pin at 59 seconds. It wasn’t enough as the Road Crew fell for only the second time in 10 matches.

Road Crew junior varsity wrestlers with wins against Crosby-Ironton and Royalton on Thursday, Dec. 20 included: Peter Koering had two wins by scores of 10-4 and 14-8 while Justin Neuman got a pin. Both Darion Anderson and Desi Sonenstahl got pins in the first period.

Devyn Richards got a pin in the third period while Joe Harrison got his pin in the first period. Darion Anderson won with a pin after a quick takedown in the first period. Cody France dominated his contest then pinned his opponent. Richards Jace Leabo, Ryan Visser and Dallin Sonenstahl all won with first-period pins.

On Dec. 21, the junior varsity faced Perham and Thief River Falls. Anderson had two takedowns and went for a pin in the first period. Anthony Kegg won 4-3, Koering and Evan Gravdahl got first-period pins. Mike Hudak dominated with takedowns and near falls to win 13-0.

Dallin Sonenstahl won 10-4 with Luke Sescher getting a pin at 55 seconds. Leabo got a pin at 2:19 while Justin Neumann, Dillon Nichols and Chris Foster all won by fall. Koering won 8-4 while Anderson had a pin at 2:07. Joe Harrison ended the day with a pin at 4:35.